Bowling game board



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Patented July 2, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOWLING GAME BOARDSvend Weideinann, Whitestone, N. Y., assignor to Gotham Pressed SteelCorporation, New York,

ApplicationMarchzz, 1940, SerialNo. 325,296 7 Claims. (01. 273-38) Myinvention relates to bowling game boards and. has particular referenceto game boards having an arrangement for projecting a ball againstmovable pins.

My invention has for its object to provide a game board which mayrepresent a miniature bowling alley with markings at one end for settingminiature bowling pins, and provided with a ball projecting device atthe other end, pref erably in the shape of a human figure havingaredisclosed in the accompanying Specification and drawing in which;

Fig. .1 is an elevational view of my game board, themiddle portion beingshown broken off and the end portions moved together in order to showthe ball projecting device on a sufiiciently large scale; i

1 Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; i Fig. 3 is another view of myball supporting a projecting device;

Fig. 4 is a rear view of the same.

My bowling game board consists of an elongated base I to which sidemembers 2 are attached made of sheet metal and so bent as to formgrooves Ssimilar to the grooves in bowling alleys. The base plate I isshorter than the side members, so that a space 4 is formed at the rearend of the board with a rear wall 5 at the end made of sheet metal andforming a back stop for pins 6 when they are knocked down by a ball 1.Markings 8, shown in Fig. 2, are provided at the rear end of the base Ifor the pins 6 in any desired arrangement, preferably so as to form atriangular pattern similar to the pattern for setting pins in bowlingalleys.

The ball is projected by means of a mechanical player 9, preferably inthe shape of a human figure, although, of course, it can be made in anyother suitable shape. One leg of the player 9 is provided with avertically extending tube It) rotatively mounted on. a pin I l extendingfrom the base I. A shaft I2 is rotatively fitted inthe body of thefigure 9 at the level of'its shoulders and is centered by short tubesl3. Right and left arms l4 and I5 are rigidly attached to the ends ofthe shaft 12, the left arm being raised and the right arm lowered, theposition of the figure being such as to resemble a bowler in the act ofrolling a ball. .The arms are maintained in this position by a spring!6, one end of the spring engaging a hook H at the left arm, the otherend i of the spring being attached to a hook or pin 5 18 at the leftside of the figure 9. Thehook I! is fastened to the shaft [2 and restsagainst a pin 20 extending from the side of the figure 9.

A lug I9 is also provided on the shaft 12 for limiting the rotation ofthe shaft with the arms.

The raised left arml5 has a flat portion extending at right angles tothe arm and forming a restingpoint for a players finger with which thearm is depressed when it is desired to project the ball.

The i ht arm M is made of two pieces, bent apart in the shape of a fork,the ends of the fork supporting a pin 2 I. A ball projecting member 22is rotatively supported on the pin 2| between the end portions of thefork and has a 20 cup-shaped portion 23 for supporting the ball 1. Lugs24 are provided at the sides and at the rear of the cup 23 for retainingthe ball. The member 22 has an extension 25 with a counter weight 26.The extension 25 and the cup 23 are held to 25 the left of the pin 2! asshown in Fig. 1, but are prevented from rotation to the right by a lug21 on the member 22 resting against a tooth 28in the right hand l4.

A trigger pin 29 extends sidewise from the 30 foot of the figure 9 fortripping the extension 25 when the shaft i2 is rotated.

For operating the device, the left arm M of the figure 9 is depressed bya players finger, causing the arms to move into positions indicated indotted lines in Fig. 1, until the extension 25 is tripped by the pin 29so that the cup 23 is turned over, throwing the ball l forward over thebase I. If properly directed by the position of the figure 9, the ballwill knock down some or all of the pins 6.

It is evident that my mechanical player or ball projector. can be usedwith a variety of game boards, such as baseball, cricket, ski-ball, etc.

It is understood that my bowling game board may be modified withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, as set forth in the appendedclaims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A bowling game board comprising an elongated base adapted to supportplaying objects at i one end, a vertical shaft supported at the otherend of the base, a players figure rotatively mounted on the shaft, armsrotatively supported on the figure, a cup-shaped member for holding aball pivotally supported at the end of one arm, means to manually rotatethe arms for bringing the cup with the ball forward, and means on thefigure for turning the cup at the end of the arm movement, therebycausing the ball to be projected forward for rolling on the base towardthe pins.

2. A bowling game board comprising an elongated base adapted to supportplaying objects at one end, a Vertical shaft supported at the other endof the base, a players figure rotatively mounted on the shaft, armsrotatively supported on the figure, a cup-shaped member for holding aball pivotally supported at the end of one arm, means to manually rotatethe arms for bringing the cup with the ball forward, means on the figurefor turning the cup at the end of the arm movement, thereby causing theball to be projected forward for rolling on the base toward the pins,and means to limit the movement of the arms.

3. A bowling game board comprising an elongated base adapted to supportplaying objects at one end, a vertical shaft supported at the other endof the base, a players figure rotatively mounted on the shaft, armsrotatively supported on the figure, a cup-shaped member for holding aball pivotally supported at the end of one arm, means to manually'rotatethe arms for bringing the cup with the ball forward, means on the figurefor turning the cup at the end of the arm movement, thereby causing theball to be projected forward for rolling on the base toward the pins,and a yieldable means to keep the arms in an inoperative position withthe cup-shaped member in its rearward position.

i. A bowling game board comprising an elongated base adapted to supportplaying objects at one end, a vertical shaft supported at the other endof the base, a players figure rotatively mounted on the shaft, armsrotatively supported on the figure, a cup-shaped member for holding aball pivotally supported at the end of one arm,

, means to manually rotate the arms for bringing the cup with the ballforward, means on the figure for turning the cup at the end of the armmovement, thereby causing the ball to be projected forward for rollingon the base toward the pins, a spring attached at one end to one of thearms, the other end of the spring being attached to one side of' thefigure, and means on the figure for limiting the movements of the arms.

5. A ball projecting device for a game board comprising a players figureadapted to be supported on a game board, a shaft rotatively supported onthe figure at the level of its shoulders,

' arms rigidly mounted on the shaft, one arm being in a raised and theother in a lowerposition, the

-raised arm being adapted to be manually depressed for moving thelowered arm forward, a

lever pivotally supported at its middle portion on the end of the lowerarm, a cup-shaped portion on the'upper side of the lever for supportinga ball,

a counterweight on the lower portion of the lever so positioned as tocause the cup-shaped portion ofthe lever to move downward, means on thearm to support the cup-shaped member in its lowered position, and aprojection on the lower portion of the figure adapted to engage thelower portion of the lever when the arms are rotated, thereby causingthe lever to turn and to eject the ball forward.

6. A ball supporting device for a game ball comprising a players figureadapted to be movably supported on a game board for its directionalpositioning, arms rotatively supported on the figure rigidly joinedtogether, means to limit the rotation of the arms, a yieldable means toretain the arms in an inoperative position with one arm raised and theother arm lowered and directed rearward, a cup-shaped member movablysupported on the lower arm and adapted to support a ball, and means onthe figureto engage the cup-shaped member when the arm is moved forward,thereby ejecting the ball forward from the cup-shaped member.

7. A ball supporting device for a game ball comprising a players figureadapted to be movably supported on a game'board for its directionalpositioning, arms rotatively supported on the figure rigidly joinedtogether, means to limit the rotation of the arms, a yieldable means toretain the arms in an inoperative position with one arm raised and theother arm lowered and directed rearward, a cup-shaped member rotativelysupported on the lower arm and adapted to support a ball, and means onthe figure to engage the cup-shaped member when the arm is movedforward, thereby causing the cup-shaped member to rotate and to ejectthe ball forward.

SVEND WEIDEMANN..

